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Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

In which of the following nation was perestroika and glasnost introduced?

  1. Germany

  2. The Soviet Union

  3. Vietnam

  4. The United States
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Mikhail Gorbachev introduced ‘perestroika’ meaning restructuring, so that the Soviet government would no longer control all the economy and industry.
  • With the introduction of ‘glasnost’ which meant openness, it became easier to speak out without fear of arrest in the Soviet Union.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Which of the following Prize was awarded to Mikhail Gorbachev?

  1. Pulitzer Prize

  2. Nobel Prize in Literature

  3. Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

  4. Nobel Peace Prize
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. He had advised the East German leaders to allow people to cross the Berlin wall freely during the Berlin war conflict.
  • Some historians claim that this marked the real end to the Cold War.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Who advised the East German leaders to allow people to cross the Berlin wall freely?

  1. Egon Krenz

  2. Ronald Reagan

  3. John F Kennedy

  4. Mikhail Gorbachev
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Mikhail Gorbachev advised the East German leaders to allow people to cross the Berlin wall freely.
  • Some historians claim that this marked the real end to the Cold War.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

The East German government was threatened by crowds of East Germans demonstrating in the cities of ___ and ____.

  1. Leipzig and Halle

  2. Berlin and Halle

  3. Leipzig and Dresden

  4. Potsdam and Dresden
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • In October 1989, the East German government was threatened by crowds of 300000 East Germans demonstrating in the cities of Leipzig and Dresden.
  • The crowds demanded an end to the communist rule.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

The relation of the Soviet Union with the US became difficult after the invasion of which country by the Soviets?

  1. Cuba

  2. Vietnam

  3. Afghanistan

  4. Hungary
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • From 1956 relations with the US became difficult when the Soviet Union invaded its ally, Hungary.
  • The invasion was done to stop the country’s leaders from giving more freedom to their people.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Who amongst the following was the East German leader during the demonstration by East Germans in the cities of Leipzig and Dresden?

  1. Hans Modrow

  2. Egon Krenz

  3. Willi Stoph

  4. Margot Honecker
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • In October 1989, the East German government was threatened by crowds of 300000 East Germans demonstrating in the cities of Leipzig and Dresden, demanding an end to communist rule.
  • The East German leader was Egon Krenz.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in the year ____.

  1. 1985

  2. 1980

  3. 1983

  4. 1987
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • In 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union.
  • He was a firm communist but knew that his country was lagging behind the rest of the world and could no longer afford the expense of the Cold War.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

The visit to _____ by the US President Nixon in 1971 worried the Soviet leaders.

  1. Cuba

  2. Afghanistan

  3. The Soviet Union

  4. China
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Relations with the USA worsened, especially in 1971 when US President Nixon visited communist China.
  • China was an enemy of the Soviet Union back then. This worried the Soviet leaders.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

The primary purpose of the European Common Market (European Community) was to:

  1. Create a central location for the distribution of goods.

  2. Force Eastern European nations to change their trading partners.

  3. Establish a tariff-free flow of goods among member nations.

  4. Promote a one-product economy.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The primary purpose of the European Common Market was to establish a tariff-free flow of goods among member nations. In 1957, the European Common Market was formed by six industrialized Western nations to expand trade by ending tariffs and allowing capital and labor to move freely across the borders of these European nations. The Common Market was a trade agreement, not a distribution center for goods. It was only for Western industrialized countries. The Common Market did not reduce dependence on foreign oil reserves as the Arab Embargo of the 1970s demonstrated. The Common Market was for industrialized and diversified economies.